Harelbeke

Geschiedenis

Harelbeke is a municipality located in the Belgian province of West Flanders. The municipality comprises the city of Harelbeke proper and the towns of Bavikhove and Hulste. On January 1, 2006, Harelbeke had a total population of 26,172. The total area is 29.14 km² which gives a population density of 898 inhabitants per km². Inhabitants consider their hometown to be a "Weireldstad", which also led to a monthly "Harelbekedag" amongst the students of Harelbeke who are studying in GhentFamous natives Andreas Pevernage (1542/1543 – 1591), composer of the late Renaissance Jacobus Vaet (1529-1567), Renaissance composer, possibly born in Harelbeke Armand Coeck (1941 - ), avant-garde composer Jan Bucquoy (1945 - ), anarchist and film-maker Peter Benoit, composer Wim Opbrouck, actor and singerHarelbeke New British CemeteryThis cemetery is located just outside the downtown of Harelbeke and was designed by Willian Harrison Cowlishaw and contains the graves of 1126 Commonwealth soldiers who died during WWI . In addition 10 British soldiers who died during WWII are buried here.